DISQUS

honestape · 1 year ago

David Lanham rocks. I have so many of his icons and wallpapers. Really awesome art.

bes · 1 year ago

i see jack made the top level ;)

Then AGain DUde · 1 year ago

Then again, if you want to actually /work/ on those desktops... well, best think again.

Jack · 1 year ago

Too much items for my likings :)

atropos · 1 year ago

@ Bes: huh? What do you mean??

@Then Again Dude:Since when Linux is only good at looking good? Trust me mate, these desktops are as productive as they come...

@Jack: Too much what? Elements?

no · 1 year ago

#5 is a parody of nirvana's album cover for nevermind... awesome album

mehmet · 1 year ago

i see jack made the top level

Bart Verwilst · 1 year ago

Hehe, i used the background from 10-Shrooms for a looong time myself. And all the gauges on the right makes my mind wander back to my WindowMaker days many years ago.. aaah, the good old days!

Rich · 1 year ago

they're all fugly. I've been looking for a sexy desktop for ages but still haven't found one. suxx

JJMacey · 1 year ago

Hi,

I've been running Linux for about 5 years now, and love it!

My question - why not post some compiz-Fusion 3D Desktop shots? Those take a Desktop to amazing levels!

Regards,

JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona

atropos · 1 year ago

@JJMacey: Ya I will probably do that in a seperate post.

@ Rich: Sorry you didn't find these desktops, sexy. Whats your idea of sexy? Maybe I could whip up something for you ;)

Spanky · 1 year ago

This all seems dated to me and a bit juvenile. Don't get me wrong, it's great and points out that one can make their desktop look ANY way they want. I just expected to see the newer stuff that I had not had time to hunt. Also, I expected to see a Vista like and a Mac like screen-shot too. I have made both on Kubuntu with great success. I have even used a version of Puppy Linux (2.15CE) that had Vista style. Although, one could just show a screen of Vista or OS-X because that's what you can make it look like.

Of course some jerk would suggest I might rather have Vista or OS-X just because I like some of the graphics. Not! The best thing about having the desktop look any custom way you want (such as a combo of OS-X and Vista), is the underlying foundation that the GUI controls. For this reason, I keep the KDE task bar but many OPTIONS abound(I agree).

Remember. Any reasonable person will understand, choice is universally good.

Newbies please remember, you may start with both. No risk; no obligation. Keep your closed system intact; with something like Kubuntu as a simple "dual boot" system. It's automatic. All you need is a Kubuntu CD (with about =>384MB RAM). Run it live from CD as a demo (but slower) or then click install. It will walk you through a dual boot setup if that's what you want. It's fast and not like installing Windows(yuk). Drivers are included. With broadband (for auto upgrades during install), it takes about 30 minutes. Why not try it? Most people never miss the (unused) space. Just use half and half on your hard drive. Keep it simple. No MS Windows is even more simple but you do not have to use the entire disk. Dual boot.

Try Baghira for an OS-X look. Welcome to the fun!

atropos · 1 year ago

@Spanky: I appreciate your honesty. But this just reflects my personal taste in desktops. I scoured the net looking for screenshots and chose the top 10 appealing to me ( I really didn't want to put my desktops as I didn't want to this to be construed as promoting my stuff).

I also initially wanted to put OSX and Vista styles, but then voted against that solely for the reason that I believe that Linux has a soul of it's own, but I already hinted to that possibility in my intro. Also I really don't find Vista or Mac OSX appealing in the first place.

Anyways thanks for your input, I will definitely keep it in mind in my upcoming Desktop and/or Compiz posts :)

me · 1 year ago

FYI 6 and 10 it isn't superkaramba it is gkrellm on the right side of the screen doing system monitor

Garoth · 1 year ago

Actually, as it happens, I just blogged about my own desktop, which focuses on beauty, cleanness, keyboard bindings, and devil's pie.

http://garoth.com/?p=20

One thing that the author of this page has skipped explaining (unless I missed it) is the use of Avant Window Navigator to get the mac-like dock.

JJMacey · 1 year ago

Atropos - I look forward to seeing your 3D Desktop collection. I've posted about 30 YouTube Linux 3D Desktops.

Garoth - The author did mention the Avant Window Navigator.

Regards,

JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona

Garoth · 1 year ago

Oh, he did, I'm sorry.

Paulo Cesar · 1 year ago

Hey! The #2 is mine! LOL!!

atropos · 1 year ago

@ Paulo Cesar: Well it's F'ing cool man! I have a question though what are those tabs on the bottom left?

Paulo Cesar · 1 year ago

@ atropos: thanks man!

That things on the corners are windows of apps. I used the "show desktop", it's a compiz effect, that send all windows to the corners with a little transparency.

JJMacey · 1 year ago

atropos,

I think I'll post a bunch of my own Linux 3D Desktops to my Blog.

I'll gladly add one or two to your Blog. Or, we can share with others.

Meanwhile, I've got about 30 YouTube videos going with 3D Linux Desktops.

Regards,
JJMacey
Phoenix, Arizona

pooper · 1 year ago

8-CamelSnowMan didn't do those icons, check out http://www.rad-e8.com/

Looks like SnowE2 set.

This guy has been rocking my world with icons for years, been on hold for a while though...

Fabiano Pereira · 1 year ago

Great screen shots!



http://fabianopereiradesigner.blogspot.com/

JJMacey · 1 year ago

Fabiano Pereira,

What are you using for your "Tag Cloud"?

wherewillwhy · 1 year ago

i feel for all of the windows users out there !! hey there is something better!
and its not too hard

[]p[p][ · 1 year ago

4. Sync Complete; You're Online!
it will probably be a little while

spud · 1 year ago

i chose a mac not for the cool desktop... how many things can do u'r linux machine when it just come out from the box? well that's it! linux is something different symply it's totally free but it's only geekfriendly. I'm a basic computer user i just want do things... with a mac i'll never need drivers, and i'll do nothing but power on the mac for connect it to the closest wireless it's NOT FREE but it WORK! Cool screenshoots man! ;) peace

Rich · 1 year ago

yeah fair enough, but i do think linux is getting better for non-geeks. either that or i'm getting geekier...

Rami Taibah · 1 year ago

@Spud: Actually Linux does a lot out of the box, just take a look at Ubuntu, in many cases it has amazed me how it detected my hardware, I am pretty sure I am not alone. I admit that Linux still has a long way to go, but in the 3 years I have been using it, it improved bounds and leaps!

Anyways IMHO the strongest selling point of Linux is not that it's free. But rather that it's open, and flexible to a degree no other OS could claim. Got an itch? Just hack the source code...And if your not techy enough to do that, then probably your itch has been scratched by another geek programmer.

@Rich: Welcome to our jolly bunch...ya you are a geek...you should feel proud ;)

Drezta · 1 year ago

my current sabayon linux laptop works everything out of the box except a fingerprint scanner and my speakers both because i'm to lazy to fix them ^^

and linux is way easier to use than any windows setup i'v tried, granted i do make a lot of silly mistakes still but its just adjustment issues really (single click interaction anyone?)

great post

Yair Tendler · 8 months ago

Nice I like the last one

petee · 7 months ago

They are quite ugly actually..
Linux could really be lookin alot better to be fair